by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor
As Appearing in the California Globe
We’ve just had two of the mildest summers in recent memory
By 2100, California will have longer summers and more extreme heat, deadlier wildfires, diminishing snowpack, 3.3 feet of sea level rise, eroded beaches and “climate whiplash”, according to California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment.
What is this doomsday report? Taxpayers unwittingly paid for this drivel, mandated by legislation passed during the statewide Covid lockdowns:
California’s Climate Change Assessments are a cornerstone of the state’s efforts to understand and prepare for a changing climate. Since 2006, California has published four statewide assessments, each building the scientific foundation needed to understand climate risks and inform policies, investments, and resilience actions. California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment builds on this foundation while responding to new direction from Senate Bill 1320 (Stern, 2020), which requires the State to report the projected impacts and risks of climate change across California at least every five years.
Who knew?
Senate Bill 1320 by Sen. Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles), passed in 2020, requires the state to develop the California Climate Change Assessment at least every five years. It was approved by Governor Gavin Newsom in September 2020, and took effect January 1, 2021.
